Aztec Food
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- 4. a person who is common, not rich or poor, but a regular person.
- 7. a lizard-like creature with a cute smile that wealthy Aztec people ate.
- 10. this was the food staple for the Aztecs. You can make atole and tortillas out of this
- 12. this is a porridge that is made out of maize. After working for several hours in the early morning, Aztec commoners ate this simple meal in the late morning.
- 13. the capital city of the Aztecs. This city was on an island and it was easy to protect.
- 14. a type of plant that grows on the surface of lakes. It is basically pond scum
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- 1. this is another word for farming. This includes raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising animals that will be eaten.
- 2. This is a food that is included every day in the meals of a culture. For the Aztecs, it was corn or maize.
- 3. a dinner for many people that celebrates a ceremony or ritual.
- 4. winged ants that are eaten by wealthy Aztec people.
- 5. this is the fancy name for pond scum. People today eat it because it is considered to be a super food.
- 6. This is another word for far
- 8. something like food, clothing, materials that are brought in from a foreign place.
- 9. a fancy food that is usually expensive and hard for common people to get.
- 11. this is the plan that produces beans that are used to make chocolate.